Juan Ayuso
Ayuso at the 2023 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full nameJuan Ayuso Pesquera
Born (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 21)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll Rounder
Amateur team
2019–2020Bathco
Professional teams
2021Team Colpack–Ballan[1]
2021–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
Young rider classification (2023)

One-day races and Classics

Faun-Ardèche Classic (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Trentino Under-23 road race

Juan Ayuso Pesquera (born 16 September 2002) is a Spanish road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[2]

Career

Ayuso at the 2022 Tour de Romandie

In August 2021, Ayuso joined UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from Team Colpack–Ballan, having signed a five-year contract with the team.[3][4]

Major results

2019
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Itzulia
2nd VII Trofeo Victor Cabedo
3rd Gipuzkoa Klasika
5th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2020
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Circuito del Guadiana Junior
1st Stages 1 & 2 (ITT)
1st Overall Trofeo Victor Cabedo
1st Stages 4 & 5
1st Overall Vuelta al Besaya Juniors
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
1st Overall Vuelta a Talavera Junior
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 (ITT) & 4
1st Overall Vuelta a la Subbética
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
1st Gipuzkoa Klasika
UEC European Junior Road Championships
5th Time trial
7th Road race
2021
1st Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
1st Overall Giro di Romagna
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Trofeo Piva
1st Giro del Belvedere
2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
3rd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2022 (1 pro win)
1st Circuito de Getxo
2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
4th Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Young rider classification
4th La Drôme Classic
4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2023 (3)
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour de Romandie
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 5 & 8 (ITT)
3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
4th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Young rider classification
2024 (2)
1st Faun-Ardèche Classic
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
2nd La Drôme Classic
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia

General classification results timeline

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2022 2023 2024
Giro d'Italia — —
Tour de France — —
Vuelta a España 3 4
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2022 2023 2024
Paris–Nice — —
Tirreno–Adriatico — —
Volta a Catalunya 5 —
Tour of the Basque Country — —
Tour de Romandie 4 16
Critérium du Dauphiné DNF —
Tour de Suisse — 2
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Team Colpack Ballan". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "AYUSO PESQUERA Juan". UCI. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates sign Juan Ayuso". UAE Team Emirates. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ Ballinger, Alex (30 April 2020). "17-year-old junior rider signs five-year deal with UAE Team Emirates". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Grand tour starts | Juan Ayuso". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ Ryan, Barry (13 August 2022). "Almeida and McNulty headline UAE Team Emirates at Vuelta a Espana". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ^ "List of starters - La Vuelta 2022". www.lavuelta.es. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Vuelta a España 2022". cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

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